Wizard Wenger must conjure up something fast

THERE are still plenty of Gooners clinging on like grim death to the hope that the greatest manager our glorious club has ever known, might yet prove he’s not become entirely blind to reality.

In the knowledge that the blow of losing two of our most virtuoso stars has been a problem, which has been on the horizon for so long, it seems inconceivable Arsene has carried on regardless of this worst-case scenario, without any contingency plans?

Recent rumours contend the club’s failure to plug the most obvious gaps is a direct result of Arsene being at loggerheads with the board, both in his efforts to strengthen the squad and to provide the wage parity which could prevent our remaining world-class talent being cherry-picked at will in future by those with deeper pockets.